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>> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 COMMUNITY SERVICES
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER.COULD I HAVE COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MARTINEZ LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
>> LET ME GET THE FLAG UP, GUYS.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MARTINEZ.
MOVING ONTO THE NEXT ITEM, ROLL CALL.
[4. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]
>> AND MOVING ON TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS.
I'LL START WITH VICE CHAIRPERSON KIMBERLY BARRAZA.
I GUESS WELCOME BACK TO OUR SUMMER BREAK.
I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND START BY LETTING YOU KNOW THAT I RECENTLY MET WITH A CONSTITUENT -- A RESIDENT OF INDIO IN REGARDS TO WATER BASINS.
WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND OVERALL -- PAUL, I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THIS RESIDENT.
A LITTLE BIT LATER, WHEN YOU PROVIDE US WITH SOME UPDATED INFORMATION, MAYBE YOU COULD LET US KNOW WHAT THE ROLE OF THE CITY IS? NOT THE ROLE, BUT WHAT THE CITY HAS TO DO TO MAINTAIN THEM? AND THEN, ALSO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CONTRACTOR.
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WE OUTSOURCE THAT PART OF IT? AND I WISH A REALLY GOOD MEETING.
I LIKE TO HEAR PUBLIC CONCERNS.
AND I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH WHAT YOU ALL KNOW -- AGAIN, IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.
AND I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THIS MEETING.
>> THANK YOU, VICE-CHAIRPERSON BRASA.
FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT, I WAS PART --.
I JUST VISITED THE TEEN CENTER.
I'M JUST OVERWHELMED BY HOW FRIENDLY, COMPETENT -- THEY ARE JUST WONDERFUL PEOPLE.
EVERY TIME I VISIT THESE PLACES, THEY ARE JUST GREAT STAFF.
SO I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE JIM ON FINDING SOME EXCELLENT STAFF.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER WILCOX.
AND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MARTINEZ?
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I'M GLAD TO SEE EVERYBODY BACK.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT THE COMMISSION CAN ACCOMPLISH OVER THE NEXT SEASON.
HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL SOON IN JOINT SESSION.
AND WE CAN SEE HOW WE CAN SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN A BETTER WAY.
IT'S NICE TO SEE SOME OF THESE STREETS BEING SERVICED.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MARTINEZ.
I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS TIME OTHER THAN HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO EVERYONE.
I HOPE YOU HAD A NICE SUMMER BREAK.
SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
[6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
CAN I GET A MOTION?>> AND ROLL CALL, EDITH? MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6, APARTMENT UPDATES.
I'LL START WITH COMMISSION WILCOXON.
[7. DEPARTMENT UPDATES – (Community Services Commission) Verbal]
IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE CENTERS OPEN.THE KIDS WERE NOT THERE AT THE TEEN CENTER.
BUT THE SENIOR CENTER WAS REALLY BUSTLING.
IT WAS (LAUGHING) IT WAS REALLY BUSTLING.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO SEE LOTS OF ACTIVITIES.
AND PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE AREAS EXCEPT FOR THE LIBRARY.
MOVING ON TO COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MARTINEZ WITH THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
>> THERE IS A LOT GOING ON AT THE INDIO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF EXPANDING THEIR SEATING CAPACITY.
WE ARE ADDING ANOTHER THEATER.
SO ALL OF THE SHOWS IN THE PAST HAVE BEEN IN THE 126 SEAT THEATERS.
WE ARE NOW EXPANDING INTO A LARGER VENUE WHERE WE WILL HAVE 250 SEATS.
THEY ARE REOPENING ON OCTOBER 8 WITH THE PRODUCERS.
AND THEY HAVE SEVEN SHOWS RUNNING THIS SEASON.
OUR KIDS WORKS PROGRAM WILL RETURN THIS SUMMER.
THE REFURBISHMENT AT THE CENTER PLUS ALL THE THINGS GOING ON IS AMAZING.
SO WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE BACK!
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MARTINEZ.
COMMISSION ARMAN ORDIAN WITH PARKS AND OPEN SPACES?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ORDIAN.
MOVING ON TO THE VICE-CHAIRPERSON, KIMBERLY BARRAZA WITH SPECIAL EVENTS.
>> THERE'S NOT MUCH TO REPORT ON THAT.
WE ARE STILL SCHEDULED TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE OUR BIG EVENTS NEXT SPRING.
I'VE NOT HEARD ANYTHING OTHER THAN -- THERE WILL BE VACCINATIONS REQUIRED.
AND THEY ARE WORKING ON ALL THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THEM IN TOWN AND SEEING HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK OUT IN A SAFELY MANNER.
>> THANK YOU, VICE-CHAIRPERSON BRASA.
AND I HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE INDIO GOLF COURSE.
IT'S BEEN PRETTY STEADY THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD IS I THINK NORMALLY BY NOW WE WOULD HAVE DONE OVER SEEDING.
SO MAYBE JIM COULD GIVE US AN UPDATE LATER ON THAT.
OTHER THAN THAT, BUSINESS SEEMS TO BE DOING WELL.
SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 8, PARK UPDATES.
[8. PARK UPDATES – (Community Services Commission) Verbal]
AND I WILL START WITH VICE-CHAIRPERSON KIMBERLY BARRAZA.>> AS YOU KNOW, I COVER SOUTH JACKSON AND DR. CARREON PARK STOP THE PARTS ARE LOOKING GOOD.
I KNOW SOME WORK IS BEING DONE AT THE SOUTH JACKSON AND DR. CARREON PARK.
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I DO WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SHARE -- I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOME TALK ABOUT MOVING.WHERE WE HAD SCHEDULED OR PROOF OF THE ART (INDISCERNIBLE) TO COME INTO DR. CARREON PARK STOP SO JIM COULD PROBABLY PROVIDE THE INFORMATION WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT.
IT GOT STALLED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT I KNOW THERE ARE SOME THOUGHTS OF MOVING IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
I KNOW IT WILL CREATE VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND I KNOW OUR RESIDENTS WILL LOVE VISITING IT.
VISITING THE ART PIECES AND TAKING PICTURES.
SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT COMING IN.
BUT I JUST WANTED MORE CLARIFICATION ON WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S BEING MOVED OR WE WILL CONTINUE AS PLANNED IN SELLING THOSE THREE ARE PIECES AT DR. CARREON PARK? OTHER THAN THAT, THE PARKS ARE LOOKING GOOD AND BEING MAINTAINED.
>> MOVING ON TO COMMISSIONER ORDIAN.
>> AS YOU KNOW I'M COVERING THREE PARKS #NAME? THEY ARE ALL LOOKING GOOD.
HOWEVER, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH ACTIVITIES GOING ON OVER THERE.
YOU CAN SEE SOME FAMILIES ON THE WEEKENDS.
SOMETIMES WILL HAVE ONE OR TWO CARS.
SO MAYBE WE SHOULD THINK OF CREATING SOME KIND OF EVENTS TO DRAW MORE PEOPLE TO THIS PARK? BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY NICE PARKS OVER THERE.
BUT TECHNICALLY, IT'S ALL LOOKING GOOD.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE.
JUST A COUPLE OF PLACES MAY BE PAINT.
BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS LOOKING GOOD.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK MORE AT CREATING SOME KIND OF EVENTS -- ANYTHING -- FAMILY EVENTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN GATHER.
I UNDERSTAND THE PANDEMIC, BUT STILL PEOPLE GATHERING TOGETHER IN PLACES THEY CAN GO.
SO MAYBE WE CAN DO ONE STEP FORWARD TO CREATE SOMETHING AND HAVE MORE PEOPLE COME TO THESE PARKS.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ORDIAN.
GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER WILCOXON.
>> WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
ABOUT SOME SORT OF -- WAS IT LIKE A -- SOME KIND OF EVENT TO PUBLICIZE THE PARKS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS ON YOUR AGENDA, JIM? IT IS? OH, GREAT.
>> COMMISSIONER WILCOXON, DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SPEAK ABOUT YOUR PARKS? I'LL GIVE YOU THE FLOOR.
I NOTICED THERE ARE NOW SOME SOCCER CAGES BEING PUT UP IN THE ONE LARGER -- THE OPEN SPACE.
I GUESS THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING PRETTY SOON.
OTHERWISE, THE REGULAR CROWD AT MILES PARK AND VERY QUIET AT FIRST STREET.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER WILCOXON.
AND I'LL MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MARTINEZ.
>> THE PARKS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.
AGAIN, LIKE MOST OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS ARE COMMENTING, THEY ARE UNDERUTILIZED.
SO WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD SEE OUR PARKS USE MORE.
THE ONE COMMENT I HAVE IS (INDISCERNIBLE).
WE HAVE QUITE A FEW TRANSIENT PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THERE.
AND IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD GET OUR CARE TEAMS OUT THERE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO ASSIST THOSE FOLKS.
>> CHIEF, I THINK YOU WERE TALKING BUT WE COULDN'T HEAR YOU.
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>> CHAIRPERSON, IF I MAY ADD A FEW COMMENTS?
>> JIM, MAYBE DURING YOUR PRESENTATION, COULD YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PLAN OF HAVING THUS RECREATION DISTRICT TAKE OVER THE INDIO PARKS DESK OF THE MAINTENANCE FOR INDIO PARKS? AND MAYBE SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD ENTAIL? IS IT JUST GOING TO BE MAINTENANCE? I KNOW IT WILL BE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.
SO MAYBE YOU COULD SHARE THAT WITH MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS? AND ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC.
I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
BUT IF YOU COULD SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? AND ALSO, MOVING FORWARD, IF WE ARE GOING TO COMMIT CONTINUE WITH THE COMMISSION AND WHAT OUR ROLE WILL BE.
JIM, ARE YOU GOING TO BE OUR LIAISON OR HOW ARE WE GOING TO -- I KNOW IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED 100 PERCENT.
SO MAYBE WE COULD START GETTING ON TRACK AND SEE -- START PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE AND HOW WE WILL CONDUCT BUSINESS AS A COMMISSION.
>> THANK YOU, VICE-CHAIRPERSON.
I GUESS I'LL ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENT OF EVERYONE ELSE.
THAT OUR PARKS ARE DEFINITELY UNDERUTILIZED.
AND I KNOW WE HAD TALKED BEFORE -- EVEN BEFORE LAST YEAR THAT WE HAD TALKED PREVIOUSLY ABOUT MAYBE BRINGING YOGA TO THE PARK.
JUST ANYTHING TO DRAW PEOPLE IN.
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE FOR US TO GET INVOLVED AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 9, UPDATES.
[9. UPDATES - (Jim Curtis, CFEE, Community Services Manager) Verbal]
>> I HAVE LOTS TO TALK ABOUT! I WILL START WITH WHAT YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT.
SO AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT TO TAKE OVER OUR PARKS WITH MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAMMING.
AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING TO DO WITH OUR PARKS.
SO PEOPLE WILL START PUTTING PROGRAMS IN THERE LIKE YOGA CLASSES AND THINGS THEY DO WITH THE OTHER CITIES AT THEIR PARKS.
SO YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF A DIFFERENCE FOR SURE WITH WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR PARKS.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE BROUGHT THEM ON.
THEY ARE ALREADY DOING CERTAIN THINGS IN OTHER CITIES.
LIKE LA QUINTA AND PALM DESERT IN RANCHO MIRAGE.
THE CITY DECIDED TO BRING THEM ON BOARD.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS OF GETTING AN AGREEMENT TOGETHER AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
SO THEY ARE GEARING UP FOR PROBABLY JANUARY TAKING OVER OUR PARKS.
WHICH ALSO INCLUDES TAKING OVER A WIDE ISO, AND OUR DAVIS FIELD COMPLEX.
SO LOOK FOR THAT TO HAPPEN SOON.
I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO DO A PRESENTATION TO OUR COMMISSION AS SOON AS THEY HAVE MORE MEATS ON WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING.
IT WILL HAVE PARK AMBASSADORS THAT THEY HAVE IN OTHER CITIES.
THEY'LL MAKE SURE THE PROGRAMS ARE BEING DONE WELL.
THEY'LL MAKE SURE IF THERE IS AN EVENT OR IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY IN THE PARK OR CAN SEñORA, THEY WILL BE THE ONES WHO WILL BE SCHEDULING THOSE THINGS.
SO IT WILL TAKE THE BURDEN OFF OF MYSELF AND MY STAFF TO GET THOSE PARKS GOING.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT THING FOR DRG.
THEY ARE VERY RESPECTED IN THE VALLEY.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THEM ON BOARD.
THE RECREATION DISTRICT IS ALSO GOING TO DO SOME PROGRAMMING AT THE TEEN CENTER.
THEY WILL BE USING THE TEEN CENTER FOR SOME OF THEIR CLASSES DURING THE DAY, WHEN THE TEEN CENTER IS REALLY NOT OPEN.
WE DON'T OPEN UNTIL 2:30 AND WE GO TO 7:30 BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN SCHOOL GETS OUT.
SO OUR MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, OUR BOXING, THE FIELDS AND BACKS OF ALL COURTS -- THEY'RE GOING TO START DOING THAT AS SOON AS THEY CAN.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT WITH THEM FOR UTILIZING THE TEEN CENTER.
THEY HAVE -- ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THEY HAVE IS AN OVERWHELMING WAITING LIST FOR GYMNASTICS.
WHETHER THAT'S FOUR OR FIVE OR SIX-YEAR-OLDS THAT MIGHT NOT BE IN SCHOOL YET.
THEY HAVE SOME MOMMY AND ME CLASSES AND NEED EXTRA ROOM.
SO I THINK THAT WILL BE A QUICK LITTLE THING TO GET MORE USE OUT OF OUR TEEN CENTER, WHICH IS WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTS AND WHAT WILL MAKE IT ALL WORK WELL FOR THE TEEN CENTER.
UTILIZE THAT BUILDING AS GOOD AS IT'S UTILIZED DURING THE AFTERNOON WHEN THE TEENS ARE THERE.
WE ARE AVERAGING ABOUT 130+ TEENS THERE EVERY DAY.
RIGHT BEFORE I LEFT TODAY, THERE WERE PROBABLY 90 PEOPLE IN THERE JUST DOING
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EVERYTHING AND DOING PROGRAMMING.AND REALLY OVERWHELMED WITH PEOPLE.
WE NEED MORE STAFF TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE KIDS GOING IN THERE.
AND THE RIGHT REAGAN DISTRICT WILL BE DOING THAT.
WE HAVE NOT DECIDED ON HOW THE COMMISSION WILL WORK ON THAT YET.
THE PRESIDENT/CEO OF THAT DISTRICT DOES SIT ON THE COMMISSIONS FROM OTHER CITIES.
THE PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSIONS OR COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEES IN OTHER CITIES.
I THINK I WILL PROBABLY STILL BE THE CITY LIAISON BUT HE WILL BE THE GUY WHO DOES REPORTS.
WE'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE PARKS.
HE WON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH SPECIAL EVENTS OR THE SCENE CENTER, TEEN CENTER, OR GOLF.
THAT'S WHY I'LL STILL BE ON BOARD FOR THAT.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WILL WORK, AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE WORD FOR IT, BUT HE'LL BE NOT A VOTING MEMBER ON THE COMMISSION, BUT HE WILL BE SITTING ON THE COMMISSION AND MAKING HIS REPORTS.
SO WE PROBABLY WON'T HAVE ANY ACTIVITIES THERE THE NEXT TWO OR THREE MONTHS.
WHEN I GO OVER THE EVENTS, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY BECAUSE OF HOW BUSY WE WILL BE.
BUT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO JANUARY ON THAT.
DOES EVERYBODY KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE DOING ON THAT? DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, KIMBERLY?
WILL THEY BE TAKING OVER ONLY THE PARKS? OR WILL THEY ALSO DO OPEN SPACES -- SUCH AS MEDIUMS ON JACKSON AND ALSO WATER BASINS? OR IS IT JUST PARKS?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT DID COME UP AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.
I'M SURE YOU WATCH IT AND THAT'S WHY YOU BROUGHT IT UP.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THEM TAKING OVER THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICTS.
SO THAT WILL WORK INTO THE AGREEMENT OR MAYBE THAT WON'T HAPPEN.
>> MAY BE MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION? LIKE AN OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATION?
WHEN THE AGREEMENT IS IN THE DRAFT FORM, I WOULD LIKE SOMEBODY TO PRESENT THAT.
I THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE SCOTT TRUJILLO.
I'D LIKE FOR HIM TO COME MAKE A PRESENTATION TO YOU GUYS FOR THAT.
AND YOU CAN OFFER SUGGESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEFORE WE GO TO THE FINAL DRAFT.
I THINK THEY WERE PLANNING ON DOING THAT ANYWAYS.
SOME OF THE MAINTENANCE ON OUR PARKS DOES INCLUDE SOME OF THE RETENTION BASIS.
SOME WE DON'T HANDLE, BUT SOME WE DO.
>> AND SOME OTHER GREEN SPACES.
I KNOW PEOPLE USE -- I CAN THINK OF JACKSON AND HIGHWAY 111.
THERE ARE ALWAYS PEOPLE THERE.
I ALWAYS SEE FAMILIES IN A GREAT SPACE.
THAT'S ALSO WHY I MENTIONED IT.
>> YEAH, JACKSON AND WHERE THE ARMORY IS? YEAH.
>> OH, THAT'S OWNED BY THE SCHOOL.
>> WHERE THE -- THE ART PIECE --?
>> I THINK YOU ARE REFERRING TO MARSHALL PARKWAY?
>> WHERE WE HAVE THE DEMONSTRATION GARDEN.
THAT'S MAINTAINED THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS.
SO I THINK ALL THE THINGS MAINTAINED THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS WILL PROBABLY GO TO THE RECREATION DISTRICT BUT I'M NOT POSITIVE.
SO WE WILL BRING UP THOSE CONCERNS.
WRITE THOSE DOWN TO MAKE SURE WE ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS WHEN THEY BRING IT TO THE COMMISSION.
>> THE GOLF COURSE -- I THINK YOU HAD A QUESTION? THE OVER SEEDING IS OCTOBER 24 THROUGH THE 27TH.
SO THE GOLF COURSE AND DRIVING RANGE WILL BE CLOSED OCTOBER 4 THROUGH THE 27TH.
THEY ARE DOING WELL AND THE POST OFFICE IS DOING WELL.
THERE IS SIGNAGE ON THEIR WEBSITE AND ON OUR WEBSITE AND THE GOLF COURSE WENT OVER SEEDING IS.
AS I MENTIONED, A YSO WILL BE TAKEN OVER BY THE DISTRICT BUT IT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL JANUARY.
SO THEY ARE PLANNING ON FAXING TONIGHT.
AND THE OLDER AGE GROUPS ARE GOING TONIGHT.
AND THEY HAVE GAMES NEXT WEEK.
AND THE YOUNGER DIVISIONS START NEXT MONTH.
AND IT WILL HAVE A FULL SEASON THAT THEY MISSED FOR YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID.
THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
ANOTHER QUESTION WAS ASKED ABOUT THE DR. CARREON PARK ARE PIECES.
THEY ARE DEFINITELY STAYING THERE.
SOMEBODY BROUGHT THAT UP AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.
AND EVERYBODY DECIDED THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE FOR THAT TO GO EXCEPT FOR DR. CARREON PARK.
I JUST GOT THE SCHEDULE FROM GOLDEN BOYS ON THE INSTALLATION OF THAT.
SO IT SHOULD START GETTING INSTALLED BY OCTOBER 11 OR 12TH.
SO BY THE END OF OCTOBER THE ART PIECES WILL BE AT DR. CARREON PARK AND READY
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TO GO.SO THEY ARE ON A TIGHT SCHEDULE FOR THAT.
WHICH HAS BEEN TOLD TO BY OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ON WHAT THAT SCHEDULE IS.
SO THEY WILL DEFINITELY BE STAYING AT DR. CARREON PARK.
>> DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID ABOUT THE ART PIECES?
KIMBERLY, YOU WERE SAYING THAT YOU'RE NOT TOO BUSY RIGHT NOW WITH SPECIAL EVENTS? HERE WE GO! WE HAVE A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ON OCTOBER 5.
THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING DOWNTOWN.
THERE WILL BE THE SWOTE CARS AND POLICE VEHICLES.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE THERE.
IT'S CALLED THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
OCTOBER 30 IS AN EVENT CALLED STREETS FOR TREATS.
IT'S A GROUP THAT'S COMING IN TO OFFER HALLOWEEN TREATS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AROUND MILES AVENUE.
AND IT'S ALSO AN EVENT THAT'S GOING TO SHOWCASE SOME NEW STREET PIECES LIKE CROSSWALKS THAT HAVE ARTWORK IN IT.
SO YOU'RE NOT JUST WALKING ACROSS TO WHITE LINES.
THERE MAY BE ART PIECES THAT GO IN BETWEEN THE WHITE LINES.
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THERE ARE GOING TO BE CUT OUTS -- AND THESE ARE GOING TO BE SHOWN AS EXAMPLES.BUT IT MIGHT BE INCORPORATED AT A LATER TIME.
BUT THIS IS JUST AN EVENT TO SHOWCASE THESE THINGS THAT THIS COMPANY USES TO GET EXCITEMENT ON PEOPLE CROSSING STREETS.
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SO LOOK FOR THAT AS WELL.WE WILL DO IT AROUND HALLOWEEN SO WE CAN OFFER TREATS FOR KIDS.
THEY'LL DO IT AROUND THE FOOD PARK ON MILES AND SUMMER.
IT'LL BE A NICE EVENT THAT WILL HAPPEN OCTOBER 30.
NOVEMBER 6 IS THE BARBECUE FESTIVAL AT THE LIGHTS AT INDIO GOLF COURSE.
NOVEMBER 6 AS YOU KNOW THE VESSEL HAS HAPPENED FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
THEY WILL HAVE A COMPETITION FOR THE BARBECUE CONTEST.
AND THEY WILL BE SELLING BARBECUE.
AND I THINK THEY ARE BRINGING BACK THE HORSESHOES AGAIN.
OR THEY ARE GOING TO DO THE CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT.
THE CORN HOLE FIELDS -- OR WHAT ARE THEY CALLED? THE CORN HOLE LANES FOR PEOPLE TO USE CORN HOLE AND HAVE FUN DOING THAT.
DECEMBER 4 AND FIFTH IS THE TAMALE FESTIVAL.
I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
IF YOU BEEN WATCHING THE COUNCIL MEETING, COUNCIL DID ACCEPT A NEW PROMOTER.
THE FOUNDER OF THE AGENCY USED TO WORK FOR GOLDEN BOYS.
ANY WORK FOR THEM FOR YEARS AND YEARS WITH COACHELLA AND STAGE COASTS AND THE REST OF THEIR TEAM AND FESTIVALS.
SO HE BRANCHED OFF AND FORMED HIS OWN AGENCY CALLED CUSP AGENCY.
THEY DO EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD AND A LOT OF EVENTS IN LA.
VERY CONNECTED TO INDIO FOR SURE.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING THE TAMALE FESTIVAL EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST.
THEY ARE AGGRESSIVE OF WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT TO SHOWCASE.
THEY HAVE A CONTRACT FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
SO THEY WILL DO THIS ONE AND TWO MORE AFTER THAT.
SO THE CUSP AGENCY IS GOING TO BE AWESOME.
WE BEEN MEETING WITH THEM REGULARLY.
THEY BEEN TALKING TO OUR SPONSORS AND VENDORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S ABOUT 2 AND A HALF MONTHS AWAY.
THEY'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
THE IRONMAN IS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY OF THE TAMALE FESTIVAL WHICH IS DECEMBER 5.
IT'S GOING TO FOLLOW THE SAME ROUTE THAT THEY DID IN 2019.
IF YOU REMEMBER IN 2018, IT WAS A TOUGH TIME FOR EVERYBODY -- MOSTLY IN INDIO.
IN 2019, THEY MOVED OUT A LITTLE BIT AND WORK OUT VERY WELL.
THERE WERE VERY FEW COMPLAINTS AND FEW ISSUES.
SO THEY ARE COMING BACK FOR 2021.
I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING REALLY FUNNY.
THE ORGANIZER FOR IRONMAN, I SENT HER A NOTE ON THURSDAY I THINK IT WAS.
I SENT HER AN EMAIL AND IT CAME BACK AN AUTOMATIC REPLY.
AND IT SAID I'M SWIMMING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.
I WILL BE IN LONDON UNTIL THE 18TH.
SO GOING TO SWIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL THIS PAST WEEKEND.
KIND OF A FUNNY AUTOMATIC REPLY THAT CAME BACK.
I CERTAINLY WON'T HAVE THAT MY AUTOMATIC REPLY! AND THEN THE LA CROSSE FESTIVALS USUALLY IN JANUARY.
IT'S THE 15TH, 16TH AND 17TH OF THAT WEEKEND.
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATES.
THEY HAVE NO MORE TEAMS THEY CAN BRING ON UNLESS TEAMS DROP OUT.
BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO GO TO INDIO AND THEY WANT TO COME TO JANUARY WHEN WE HAVE GREAT WEATHER AND EVERYBODY ELSE HAS SNOW THAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THAT BACK AS WELL.
EXCEPT I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION.
WHEN DO WE WANT TO GO BACK TO IN PERSON MEETINGS? THE COUNCIL IS NOW MEETING IN PERSON.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS NOW MEETING IN PERSON.
SO ARE WE READY TO MOVE TO IN PERSON IN OCTOBER? IN A ROW QUICK QUESTION -- THERE IS ONE COUNCILMEMBER THAT STILL DOESN'T COME IN PERSON.
SO WE STILL HAVE ZOOM AVAILABLE FOR THEM.
BUT MOST OF THE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS ARE THERE.
WE HAVE AN AUDIENCE THAT SHOWS UP AT EVERY MEETING.
SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW -- THEY ALL WEAR MASKS WHEN THEY ARE DOING IT.
THEY KEEP THEIR CHAIRS DISTANCED.
NOT IN THE AUDIENCE IT DOESN'T.
BUT IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS WHETHER WE WANT TO -- IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK OR NOT.
SO I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU TO LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO DO.
AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE READY TO ANSWER GOING BACK IN PERSON.
BUT BEFORE WE DO, CAN WE INVITE THE CUSP AGENCY TO COME -- CAN WE DO LIKE AN INTRO PRESENTATION? AND ALSO INCLUDE IF THEY HAVE ANY NEW IDEAS OR ANYTHING SPECIAL OR DIFFERENT FOR THE TAMALE FESTIVAL? MAYBE WE COULD PRESENT THAT.
IT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MEET THEM AND FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE A REFERENCE TO SEE WHO THEY ARE.
AND TO LEARN ABOUT ANY NEW OR EXCITING THINGS THEY MIGHT BE ADDING TO THE FESTIVAL?
>> I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
THEY COME OUT HERE EVERY COUPLE WEEKS TO MEET WITH CERTAIN PEOPLE LIKE THE VENDORS THEY ARE GOING TO USE FOR POWER.
AND I MEET WITH THEM NORMALLY.
SO I WILL TRY TO GET THEM IN OCTOBER.
I LIKE TO HAVE YOU MEET THEM IN PERSON.
SO IF WE DON'T GO TO IN PERSON UNTIL NOVEMBER, I CAN INVITE THEM THEN.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM IN OCTOBER, LET'S DO IT IN PERSON.
OR I CAN THROW THEM IN ZOOM IF YOU WANT.
BUT I THINK YOU WILL LIKE THEM A LOT BETTER IN PERSON.
IS THERE ANYBODY THAT'S OPPOSED TO GOING BACK IN PERSON? I GUESS THAT'S A NO.
SO WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK IN PERSON NEXT MONTH.
IS EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THAT? OKAY.
>> JIM, HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO SCHEDULE A JOINT SESSION WITH COUNSEL YET?
>> WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SCHEDULE THAT YET.
WE'VE GOT A NEW CITY MANAGER AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN HE CAME.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF YOU CAME IN JUNE OR JULY.
BUT I WILL SEE IF HE WANTS THAT TO BE DONE.
CHIEF, DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS? YOU WERE TRYING TO SPEAK EARLIER BUT YOUR MIKE WASN'T WORKING?
I JUST WANTED TO SAY HELLO TO EVERYBODY.
I WANTED TO LET RON KNOW I'LL HAVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE PEOPLE GO OUT AND CHECK ON THAT AREA.
I KNOW WE HAVE OFFERED SERVICES TO SOME OF THE HOMELESS PEOPLE THERE, AND THEY CHOOSE TO SIT AND -- KIND OF -- MEANDER AROUND IN THAT AREA.
SO WE WILL WORK ON THAT AND GET THEM SOME SERVICES.
AND SEE IF WE CAN MOVE THEM ALONG.
THE OTHER PART, I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY TELL YOU WERE QUICK.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO GOLDEN VOICE ABOUT THE CONCERTS.
AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, KIMBERLY.
THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT OF CHANGES IN HOW THAT TAKES PLACE.
SO WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT.
AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ON TAMIKA'S PART, WE DID HAVE SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT HOMELESS LIVING BACK IN THE CORNER AND IN THE BACK THERE.
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF TREES AND BUSHES.
AND THANKS TO PAUL AND HIS TEAM, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE BUSHES CUT AWAY.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER SERVICES AND REMOVE SOME OF THE HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT WERE CAMPED OUT IN THE BACK THERE.
SO HOPEFULLY, THAT IS CLEARED UP.
LET US KNOW IF THAT ISSUE COMES BACK.
JUST KEEP ME UP-TO-DATE ON ANY KIND OF COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE.
>>: PAUL, CAN YOU SPEAK ABOUT THE WATER BASINS? I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER THIS YEAR.
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>> THE RETENTION BASINS, THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING DISTRICT.
OTHER RETENTION BASES THROUGH THE CITY -- A LOT OF HOA'S HAVE RETENTION BASINS.
WE WILL NOT BE MAINTAINING THOSE.
BUT BASINS THAT ARE WITHIN LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICTS.
IN ONE -- PATTON PARK FOR INSTANCE.
THE AREA THAT WOULD BE JUST OF THE WEST OF THE PUTTING GROUNDS IS A RETENTION BASIN.
MOST DISTRICTS HAVE RETENTION AREAS.
AND WE CHECK ON THEM ON A HIGH-FREQUENCY BASIS.
I'M NOT SURE OF ISSUES WITHIN ANY OF THEM.
THEY DO HAVE DIFFERENT STAGES OF FUNDING.
SOME LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICTS HAVE GREATER FUNDING THAN OTHERS.
SO THEY HAVE A HIGHER MAINTENANCE.
BUT I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE THE PROBLEM AREAS MIGHT BE -- WHERE THE CUSTOMER CONCERNS ARE.
OR IF THEY ARE BASINS THAT WE MAINTAIN OUR WHERE THE CONCERNS ARE.
>> I VISITED THE ONE ON AVENUE 49 STOP AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE OTHER STREET #NAME? I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THAT STREET GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY THERE IS.
BUT ALSO GO AHEAD AND SEND YOU SOME PICTURES.
MORE THAN ANYTHING IS -- THE MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME IS ONE OF THE BUSHES RIGHT NEXT TO THE WALKWAY? IT'S COVERING THE WALKWAY.
SO I'M A BIG ADVOCATE OF PEOPLE NOT -- OR NOT COVERING WALKWAYS.
BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES -- IT WAS BLOCKING IT.
NOT COMPLETELY BLOCKING IT BUT IT WAS IN THE WAY.
>> THAT -- THE BIRD OF PARADISE HAS BEEN CUT BACK.
SO IT'S NO LONGER BLOCKING THE SIDEWALK.
THAT WAS A RATHER RECENT OCCURRENCE.
AND SURPRISING THAT PLANTS CAN DO THAT.
AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
BECAUSE I DID GET A MESSAGE FROM THE RESIDENCE LETTING ME KNOW THAT THEY HAD DONE THE MAINTENANCE.
I GUESS THE MAINTENANCE IS NOT TO THE LEVEL OF WHAT RESIDENTS WOULD EXPECT IN COMPARISON TO HOW THAT BASIN LOOKED IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S BEING BROUGHT UP TO OUR ATTENTION.
BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS.
THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR HAS DESERT LANDSCAPE.
AND YOU COULD TELL IT WASN'T VERY WELL MAINTAINED.
I KNOW ONE OF THE REASONS WHY SOMEONE WOULD MOVE TO A DESERT LANDSCAPE IS BECAUSE IT NEEDS LESS MAINTENANCE.
YOU CAN TELL THAT THIS ONE -- THERE WERE TREES CUT.
IN THE BRANCHES NEVER GROW BACK RIGHT.
AND WATER DRIVERS -- I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE CALLED.
BUT THERE WERE NO PLANTS NEXT TO IT SO WE WERE JUST WATERING DIRT.
AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW JUST WHAT LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE WE ARE EXPECTED -- OR WHAT THE CITY IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE.
SO WHENEVER WE ARE TALKING TO RESIDENTS WE CAN LET THEM KNOW THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO.
THIS IS WHAT THE CITY IS EXPECTED TO DO.
OR WHAT THE CITY IS WILLING TO DO.
BUT I DO KNOW THAT FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL, YOU ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH HIM.
AND I KNOW YOU WORKED WITH HIM IN THE PAST.
AND I DO APPRECIATE HIM BRINGING IT UP TO OUR ATTENTION.
PEOPLE WHO ARE TRULY CONCERNED ABOUT OPEN SPACES FOR OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILIES.
AND JUST THE OVERALL LOOK AND CLEANLINESS OF OUR CITY.
I RAN INTO A SITUATION WALKING ON ARABIA STREET WITH THE CURB.
I WAS SOUTH OF (INDISCERNIBLE) AND 111, BEHIND THE APARTMENTS.
BUT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK THROUGH THERE WITH MY CHILDREN.
IT WAS JUST EMBARRASSING SEEING THE DIRTY DIAPERS AND TRASH ON THE SIDEWALK.
I KNOW SOME OF THAT AREA IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
BUT I KNOW WE ARE REALLY GOOD AT CITING OTHER INDIVIDUALS OR RESIDENTS IF THEY HAVE TRASH OUTSIDE OF THE PROPERTIES OR IN THE WAY OR IN THE VIEW OF OTHERS.
BUT OVERALL, I DO APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH OUR RESIDENTS STOP AND ALSO YOUR TEAM, GOING OUT THERE AND MAINTAINING OUR SPACES.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AS A CITY.
FOR ME REPRESENTING THE CITY AS A COMMISSIONER OF WHAT THE CORRECT ANSWER WOULD BE TO THE RESIDENCE.
THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR KNOWS HOW TO GET A HOLD OF YOU (LAUGHING)! BUT IN THE CHANCE OTHER RESIDENTS NEED TO KNOW HOW TO GET TO? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE CITY'S ROLE IS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH OUR RESIDENTS.
I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR INFORMATION.
>> ONE THING I WAS GOING TO SAY IS DON'T HESITATE TO WAIT FOR A COMMISSION MEETING TO BRING SOMETHING UP.
TAKE A SNAPSHOT OF IT AND TEXT ME.
IF YOU GET A QUESTION FROM A RESIDENT? JUST EMAIL ME OR CALL ME WHEN YOU ARE WITH THEM.
I'LL TRY TO ANSWER THE CALL SO YOU CAN ANSWER THEM DIRECTLY.
ONE OF THE WORST THINGS THAT I DON'T LIKE IS WHEN WE DON'T GET BACK TO PEOPLE.
AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER AND YOU DON'T ASK ME, THEN YOU AREN'T GOING TO GET BACK TO THAT PERSON.
I WOULD RATHER HAVE YOU TEXT ME AT 9:00 AT NIGHT AND YOU WERE OUT ON A WALK.
SO I CAN DEAL WITH IT AND YOU CAN GET BACK TO THAT PERSON.
OUR CITY MANAGER HAS REQUIRED US TO DO A 24 HOUR -- TO GET BACK TO SOMEBODY.
SO IF WE GET A PHONE CALL, HE WANTS US TO GET BACK TO PEOPLE WITHIN 24 HOURS.
AND I THINK -- IF A RESIDENT ASKS YOU A QUESTION, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO THEM IN 24 HOURS.
WEEKENDS MIGHT BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
BUT AT LEAST GET BACK TO THEM SO THEY KNOW YOU HAVE A VALID ANSWER AND AN ANSWER THAT YOU KNOW WE WILL FOLLOW UP ON.
SO DO NOT EVER HESITATE TO CALL ME, TEXT ME, OR EMAIL ME AT ANY TIME WHEN YOU SEE A SIDEWALK THAT IS MESSED UP.
OR IF YOU SEE GRAFFITI AND YOU DON'T KNOW THE GRAFFITI HOTLINE.
SHOOT THAT TO ME SO I CAN GET THAT TO THE GRAFFITI FOLKS.
THIS APPLIES TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE EMAIL ME.
YOU HAVE ALL OF MY INFORMATION AND WE WILL GET THINGS DONE QUICKLY.
I GOT TO MEET OUR NEW CITY MANAGER A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
AND SO, I'M EXCITED TO HEAR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HE IS WORKING ON.
ONE OF THEM IN PARTICULAR IS CLEANING OUR CITY.
WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE GOVERNOR'S GOAL FOR CALIFORNIA.
SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT AND CONTINUE WORKING ON COMMUNITY CLEANUPS.
OR JUST ASSISTING RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE OUR CITY IS LOOKING CLEAN AND GOOD.
I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE, SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS RETENTION BASIN.
BECAUSE I BROUGHT IT TO PAUL'S ATTENTION BACK IN FEBRUARY.
AND I HAD BROUGHT IT UP TO MAYOR PRO TEM AND HE WALKED UP BACK IN JUNE.
AND HE FELT LIKE IT HAD BEEN ANSWERED WELL ENOUGH.
BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S OVERGROWN AGAIN BUT I'M GLAD IT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO? OKAY.
WHAT THEN, I WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING.
OUR NEXT ONE ON OCTOBER 19 WILL BE IN PERSON.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.